In fact, 49 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 have tattoos, according to a 2004 Harris Poll. A study recently published in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology indicated 24 percent of people ages 18 to 50 have at least one tattoo. The study, based on a survey of 500 people in the United States, noted tattoos in past years "became associated with marginalized groups, signaling time spent in jail, punk status, membership in a motorcycle gang or a traveling circus." But now, it said, tattoos "have become increasingly eclectic, and the practice has become mainstream."
There are even children's books like "Mommy Has a Tattoo" and the "Tattoo Coloring Book." The topic of tattoos and body piercing is one of the hottest for campus speakers. Major corporations are working the "hip" new trend into their TV commercials and ad campaigns. And as tattoos and piercings become more common, some zealots are moving to extremes once unthinkable.
Just as "Heather Has Two Mommies" is now required reading for kindergartners in some school districts, how long will it be before the tolerance police mandate Phil Padwe's new books. He's the author and illustrator of the two new children's books on tattoos. In "Mommy Has a Tattoo," a little boy, James, is afraid of a heavily tattooed neighbor – until he realizes his mother has one, too.
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Another recent study concluded that half of all teenagers nowadays have either a tattoo or a piercing or both.